PT-2006-3545 · Novell · Novell Client For Windows

Eitan Caspi · Published 2006-05-26 · Updated 2018-10-18 · CVE-2006-2612

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

2.1

Low

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Novell Client for Windows versions 4.8 through 4.9

Description The issue allows users with physical access to a locked machine to read the current clipboard contents by pasting them into the "User Name" field on the login prompt, due to a lack of restriction on access to the clipboard contents.

Recommendations For Novell Client for Windows versions 4.8 through 4.9, consider restricting access to the login prompt or clearing the clipboard contents when the machine is locked as a mitigation measure. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Related Identifiers

CVE-2006-2612

Affected Products

Novell Client For Windows

References · 7

• http://secunia.com/advisories/20194 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-2612 · Security Note
• http://securityfocus.com/archive/1/434724/100/0/threaded · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/archive/1/434704/100/0/threaded · Note
• http://osvdb.org/25760 · Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26595 · Note
• http://securityreason.com/securityalert/961 · Note